[cmake-developers] [ANNOUNCE] CMake 3.5.0-rc1 now ready for testing!

[Brad King]

On 02/03/2016 03:48 PM, Eric Wing wrote:
> Hi, I'm curious about this. Would you explain the difference between
> the .msi and the installer?

The .exe was a NSIS-generated installer tool.  There were several bugs
in it caused by problems with NSIS, but worst is that it could wipe out
long PATH environment variables.  The .msi is more like a .deb or .rpm
but that is managed by the Windows Installer Service.

> Was the old installer using NSIS?

Yes.

> What is the .msi using? Does this mean CPack can build .msi now?

CPack now has a WiX generator, and WiX produces a .msi.

-Brad